So, I braved the mosquitoes and sandflies the other day (I KNOW RIGHT?!), venturing outside to see the progress that my parents have made in their backyard garden. If you remember, they attacked it earnestly during the early days of the pandemic and it really took off with a boom.
They’ve gotten quite proficient at the planting business. Or, perhaps, they’d always been proficient but just did not have the necessary space to get it done.
That, is poignant. (The statement, not the gif.)
Oftentimes, we possess so much potential that would allow us to bloom into success, but we don’t always have the space to do so. And what exactly does that mean?
Simply that we may find ourselves in jobs, fields of study, or around groups of people that somehow restrict our growth. We can’t hear an encouraging word. We can’t find opportunities to move up. We can’t discover or access our passions. So, we operate thinking that the level we are at is the highest we can attain.
Like my parents, (who I’m finding out are quite the farmers), all they needed was a proper space to really show how green their thumbs were. (Although Momz insists on wearing her gloves and Daddy only wears gloves if they’re hers.)
They had a lot of work to do, though, in order to show that affinity and capability.
They had to plan.
Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. – Benjamin Franklin
The back of the house was just mud, but they sat down and discussed what they wanted, cordoning off an area specifically for gardening when they were concreting the place.
They had to toil.
Light is the task where many share the toil. – Homer
I mean, listen, in the back of the house, this mud was no joke. There were stones. There were tree roots. There were dead trees. And there was the dreaded nut grass that I went into depth about here. They had to fork the ground, numerous times, to make it a good planting ground.
They had to study.
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. – Pele
If you went through our Youtube searches during the pandemic, you’d have seen How to Plant _______. My brother used to get so upset because as soon as it came on it was carrots, or beet, or onions, or garlic.
They had to fail.
Failure is a part of the process. You just learn to pick yourself back up. – Michelle Obama
It was a process of trial and error. When they saw what other people did and recommended, they implemented it as much as possible. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it didn’t. But the result is, they have a better idea of which strategies work well in their planting ground and which strategies should never be spoke of again.
It was a learning process all the way through but they’ve more or less conquered it, even though there is always space to grow.
So, it’s on us to find our personal growth space.
If that means a little moving and shaking; or a little pruning and grooming; we owe it to ourselves to find the room to bloom.
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